Total Crime Rate
126.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minster Court area has the 57th highest crime rate of 146 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1005th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Minster Court (B13 9AF) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minster Court (B13 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Queenswood Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moseley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lench'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grayfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grayfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Leaf Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4217 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakhurst Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harrisons Pleck | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lench'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Bank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrisons Pleck | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harrisons Pleck | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrisons Pleck | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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